Good Thursday, Everyone!
Guess what? I love to read. No surprise there, right? Well, this tag is designed to delve deeper into my reading habits/preferences/routines. I think it’s high-time I tackled this tag, since I said I would more than three months ago. Yikes. Don’t be mad at me. Sorry for the delay. But here we are! Finally!
I’m sure you’re dying to dig in. Let’s not keep you waiting then. Here we go!
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Q1. How many books is too many books in a series?
A: If you’re going to ask this to a bibliophile, you’ll get only one answer: Frankly, I don’t think there can been enough books. Period. The most I’ve read is Harry Potter which has seven total in the entire series. The next was the Gone series by Michael Grant, which had six. (And technically, in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, there are a total of five only, so far).
Q2. Character driven or plot driven books?
A: There should be both, to be honest. Don’t compromise on plot by making overly complex characters, and don’t jeopardize a character by concocting convoluted, complicating plotpoints. On balance, character development needs to be given priority. That’s where the whole story hinges. The entire book is more often than not judged on where the character starts out and where he/she reaches by the end of the book. The best character driven book I’ve read is The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky.
Q3. How do you feel about cliffhangers?
A: Can’t get enough of them. The more the better, but maybe not over do it? And at the conclusion of a series or end of a stand-alone, cliffhangers are stupid. There must be closure. An open-ending is fine though. Lee Child, David Baldacci and Robert Pattinson are some of the best cliffhanger masters.
Q4. Hardcover or Paperback?
A: Hardbacks are too unwieldy and less bendy. Not that I bend the spines of my Paperbacks. They’re too precious; I never fold the covers against each other, but they’re more lightweight and easier to handle. Reading is a leisurely relaxed hobby, not a chore.
Q5. Favourite book?
A: I think I’ve answered this question in the Get To Know Me Tag post. It’s The Catcher In The Rye by Jerome David Salinger. Coming of age. Teenage angst. I’m all for it. That’s my go-to, all time favourite genre and subject matter. Nothing beats it. It’s the most important rite of passage every adult goes through. It’s what I relate to the most and often find myself writing about too.
Q6. Love triangles, yay or nay?
A: Mostly nay, unless it’s done well. Like in the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer, or the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins. And not like in the Shatter Me series by Tahereh Mafi. That was unnecessary and forced. There was just a touch of a love-triangle in the Divergent series by Veronica Roth, and that was the perfect amount of conflict without overdoing it.
Q7. Book I am currently reading?
A: The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck by Mark Manson. Currently on page 50. It’s pretty darn good, I must say. Some of the best life lessons you will ever find.
Q8. Fiction or Non-Fiction?
A: I like a balance of both, but I gravitate towards fiction since reality isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be and we’re stuck with it. Fiction is the much-needed escape for the heart, mind, and soul. And when I write, I almost exclusively write fiction too. Also, Rick Yancey, John Grisham, Stephen King, Arthur Hailey? Come on!
Q9. The oldest book you’ve read?
A: Does the Holy Quran count? I think it does.
Q10. Your favourite classic book?
A: Notre Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo (English translation from French by Isabel F. Hapgood). My heart goes out to the ostracized Quasimodo and the doomed Esmeralda. The ultimate story about love, longing, and loss. A thousand pages of pure pure pain. It’s excruciatingly wonderful. You can take my word on that.
Q11. Your favourite genre you generally go for?
A: I do anything from drama to science-fiction to crime to humour to fantasy to suspense. And within the YA realm too, because like I said, coming of age stories are my jam. Tests of courage, growth, love, selflessness, self-control, maturity. What more could you need? Lauren Oliver, Marie Lu, John Green, Ally Condie, Beth Revis and Simone Elkeles really know how to do it.
Q12. Favourite author?
A: So this has been my evolution over the years: R. L. Stine, then Agatha Christie, then Philip Pullman, then Sidney Sheldon, then Jeffrey Archer, then Dan Brown, then Paulo Coelho. Now, finally, after years of hopping, I have settled on David Levithan, the YA author. His language is so heart-warming and silken and smooth. It’s borderline orgasmic. My favourite book from him is Every Day.
Q13. How many books do you own?
A: Around 350+ and growing.
Q14. Bookmarks or dogears?
A: Bookmarks, since I can’t bear to mutilate the pages in any way. And often I don’t even need bookmarks. My memory is relatively intact and strong. I can just pick up where I know I’ve left off even after days.
Q15. A book you can always re-read?
A: Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus. The entire book is so enigmatic and cinematic and magical and empyreal. Each sentence, each line is written with such cadence, gliding like butter, tickling like feathers. It’s a pleasure to read.
Q16. First person or third person preference?
A: Either does it for me, but since I like to write in first person and most YA titles are written in first person, I tend to go for those kind of books.
Q17. In what position do you read?
A: Always lying down on my back on the bed or sofa with a pillow behind my head. Like a semi-recline. I can’t read while standing or sitting upright. Flat on my stomach also works. TMI?
Q18. Can you read with music?
A: Nope. I want no distractions. Nothing to augment the reading experience either. Who wants background music? I sure don’t.
Q19. Audio or text?
A: Text. I’ve never understood audiobooks. I feel like it’s for the lazy and the dumb. No offence to anybody. But you need to show some effort, put in the hard work and invest time in reading. Don’t make the excuse of not having enough time. That’s really lame.
Q20. Bookshop or online?
A: Again, either works, as long as I get the book I want in my hands and I can own it (no renting). The method of purchase really isn’t that special for me.
Q21. Standalone or series?
A: Jeez. Again, either will do. I don’t avoid picking up a book if I find out it’s the first in a long line. Once I read the first, I always always always stick through to the end. I never give up. And more often than not it’s worth it.
Q22. The book you will recommend to everybody?
A: The Art of Happiness by the Dalai Lama and Howard Cutler. Read it. Breathe it. Live it. You will win.
Q23. A book you will not read again?
A: A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess. It was okay the first time, but really tested my patience with the invented volcabulary. Every second word was gibberish; the glossary barely helped. I doubt I’ll ever be going back to it.
Q24. Main character male or female?
A: For some reason, totally subsonciosuly, I pick up books that end up having a female protagonist. A majority of the books I own have a female lead, and just a female lead. I think that is only a reflection of the status quo of current-day literature, female voices outnumbering male ones. Like YA and Sidney Sheldon titles. Whenever I do end up picking up a book that turns out to have a male lead, I savour it. The rarity that it is.
Q25. One POV or multiple POVs?
A: I’m a sucker for multiple POVs. Like George R.R.Martin’s A Song Of Fire and Ice series. Or most Sidney Sheldon books. Or Michael Grant’s Gone series. I really dig the idea of having different vantage points within a single story. Like different puzzle pieces that come together in perfect harmony to form one big clear picture. It’s downright genius.
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Don’t you just love books? The papery feel, the smooth/glossy/embossed/roughness of the covers, the intoxicating smell of the pages. Whole new exciting worlds built out of ink, packed within just a few pages waiting to be explored. Books are everything. Without them we’d be a backward, unworldly, uneducated society. They’re indispensable. Completely significant. Utterly irreplaceable.
Tell me how much you love books. Answer these questions with me in the comments! I await your replies! Like always, the more the merrier!
Until next time, you guys. Have a great week ahead!
This is me, signing out!
© Amaan Khan, June 7, 2018.
Have you read Call Me By Your Name by Andre Aciman? What are your thoughts?
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Hey there. 🙏 Actually no I haven’t read it, but I did happen to see the Oscar nominated movie adaptation. I have to say it was pretty stunning. Unlike anything I had seen before. ✌✌
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I highly recommend the book. It’s devastatingly beautiful than the movie (for me) 🙂
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Ok woah. I’m gonna have to check it out soon then. 💥💥Thanks for the recommendation. Really appreciate it! 🙏🙏🙌🙌
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Found myself nodding in agreement all the way through. Great post!
If you’re looking for longer series, a male protagonist lead, and at least 20 in a series – check out Clive Cussler’s Dirk Pitt series. Picked up one of his in the airport one day and then, over the next year or so, worked my way from Book 1 through to the end. It’s an interesting arc as you quite literally watch the hero grow up/get older. The books can be standalone, but make more sense if read in order.
Spoiler alert if you like action/adventure books: (the NUMA agency is real and Cussler really is a classic car enthusiast). 🙂
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Haha spoiler! 😂😂 Thank you for the recommendation you! I’ve not heard of the Dirk Pitt series. And 20 of them? Woah. It would be the longest series I have ever read. I need to check it out asap. Lol. And kudos to you. You stuck through all of them. That’s insanely good. It’s my turn now! 🙌🙌😁🙏 Thank you so much!! ✌❤😆
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You’re welcome! 🙂 I look forward to your thoughts on them.
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OMG you have touched my soul with this article (as you can see ob my blog :D).
Books it is. Books everywhere and anytime.
I read in my bed, in the train, in the car, in the mountain, in the park, near the lake and the list must go on.
I dont have many books (maybe like 100 or so) as I have rented most of them when I had an account on bookster.
Now that I don’t any more I started buying them or reading them directly into the library.
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Oh you are so lucky! 😔😔 I cannot read while travelling, because of motion sickness. In a moving car or train, I get dizzy trying to read. Even when I’m on my phone too is can happen sometimes. You’re really lucky. I envy that. As for the buying of books, yes, I agree with buying them whenever you can. It’s also good to borrow and lend and even let them go and let them be passed around and find new readers in their lifetime, but personally I like to keep my books with me for sentimental reasons. Thanks so much for always reading and liking! You rock!! 😁😁✌✌❤
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I also like keeping them. But sometimes you run out of space.
Of course that I always keep the books that have touched my soul, but there are also books that I found so deep that I wanted someone else to read them too, to enjoy them.
I want to support reading as in Romania are not many people who enjoy reading. So I try to give up my personal comfort over a greater scope.
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Oh that’s true for me too. Im always running out of space but then I make some more out of nowhere, here and there 😂. And I guess I’m selfish in that way a bit. That’s really nice of you to share and let the book go on a greater journey as it passes along from reader to reader. Really thoughtful and selfless. I love that you think of doing it! 👌👌👌👏💥
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Well I try to make others live what I didn’t. I had no money for buying stuff and I had to manage on my own, borrow from coleagues and spend hours in libraries. I want other kids to be speared of this torment and be able to havr access to an infim part of education. I want this country to grow. And what better way to grow a country than grow it’s people?
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That is so darn amazing. You’re a better person than I am! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
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I also when donate a book a write a quote remembering to the child that he must not forget where did he started. Because education must be complete. Literary education and soul aducation.
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Wow, you’re a saint and an inspiration. People need to learn from this. 👌👌 It’s simply amazing. Don’t stop doing that. Honestly. More people need to pick up this practice 👏👏👏👏🙌
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I am not a saint. I am just a human who grow up in a not so ideal world. So I see the things differently. It is that simple. I am for from being a saint.
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Well, you are closer to a saint than I am, that’s for sure! Keep up the great work. It’s much-needed in today’s world. 👌👌👌🙌🙌
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I’m glad you like Catcher in the Rye as well! I don’t think that book gets enough love, haha.
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Yes, that right! Unfortunately most people see it as a very dark/grim/morbid piece of work, but to me it’s anything but that. They fail to see and appreciate the struggles someone like Holden can face in their late teens. It’s actually a universal issue, but most people don’t realize or want to admit it. It happens to everyone on some level or another. Thank you so much for reading, liking, and commenting! 🙌👍😁✌❤🙏
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You are very welcome! You’re right, most people do tend to view it that way. If they follow your recommendation for reading The Art of Happiness, that should help balance it out though, haha 🙂
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Hahahaha you’re so right. Totally. If only that happens, the world will be a more considerate place 😁😁😁😁✌
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I love this! Thanks for all the recommendations! I’m always looking for new titles to read 🤗
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No, thank you! So much! I’m happy I could help! 😁🙌🙌 Hope you enjoy your next read! 🙏🙏✌✌❤
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If your favorite book is Catcher then I highly suggest Murakami’s Norwegian Wood.
And thanks for liking my post! I’m new to the WordPress community and I’m trying my best to find my way through this labyrinth of words.
Best,
Luke
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Hey there! No worries! And thank you for the recommendation! I’ve not heard of that title, I’m gonna have to check it out ASAP!!! 😁😁🙌🙌✌✌
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“Notre Dame de Paris” ‘s been lying around in my E-Reader for ages now. Reminder to self to get around to it. Also, I love your answers. You are the pride of the Nerd-Realm. By the way, have you read “Young ‘Un” by Herbert Best?
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Oh you’ve to read it. Notre Dame is epic. And I think we can share that title. Pride of the nerd realm 😆😆. And no, I haven’t read young Un but looks like I’m gonna have to, the to-be-read is ever-growing. I don’t know how I’m ever going to get around to them
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“Young ‘Un” is an amazing book. It’s the only one I return to in the beginning of every holiday like a ritual, even though the entire book is written in native American village slang. And Okay, I’d be more than happy to share that title. 😉
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Hahaha, thanks for the recommendation! Sharing the title it is! 🙌🙌😁😁
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My To-Read list is horribly long. Notre Dame, Les Miserables, Persuasion and loads of others. Same here, no idea how I’m getting through them.
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Les Miserables is what inspired my first novel. I read it and immediately plunged into writing. It’s so damn good. 💥. I think that’s the poiint of reading lists, they are never supposed to get over. 😪😪
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Yup. Eternal beings living on long after their petty little masters are dead. You mean “Philippa”, right? Was it in anyway inspired by Cosette’s character?
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Hmm, actually it may have partially been. I had the idea for Philippa’s story for a few years before I finally decided to write it down. I think Les Miserables just gave me the push I needed to finally make a start and stop delaying it. 😂😂
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Yeesh. I just wish I could read “Philippa”.
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Hahaha well, just stay tuned for next week’s post. It’s another Let’s Talk: all about my experience as a first time author. You’ll get loads of details and insight, if not the actual text of the book. At least I’ll be able to offer something 😁😁😁🙏🙏🙏
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Well then, I’ll be the first to read that one! 😀
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Hahahhaa, awesome 🙈🙈🙌
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Q1: 5 and more.
Q2: Both
Q3: Same I guess, the more the better.
Q4: Hardcovers
Q5: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Q6: Nope, lol
Q7: Frankestein
Q8: Both
Q9: Homer – Odyssey
Q10: Shakespear – Romeo and Juliet
Q11: Novels that are similar to everyday life.
Q12: Ernest Hemingway
Q13: Woah Lucky u lol, I got like 70+ books and counting. (lack of money to buy more books dont judge me lol 😛 )
Q14: Bookmark
Q15: The Perks of Being a Wallflower since I re-read it several times.
Q16: Both even though sometimes when there is in third person it looks more mysterious and I keep reading it, looks interesting.
Q17: In whatever way I feel relaxed on that moment lol.
Q18: When the book is really good, yep.
Q19: Text ofc.
Q20: SAME
Q21: erm, more to standalone
Q22: Yukio Mishima – Kinkakuji and Agatha Christie’s books.
Q23; Sartre – The Wall
Q24: Doesnt matter, both.
Q25: Both.
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Oh woah man, I’m digging your answers. We’re vibing. 😆Frankenatein has to be my second favourite classic. Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is my favourite play. And yeah, not judging the lack of money haha, I’m sure you’ll build that library in no time soon. 👌I’m gonna have to look up Satre, The Wall, even though you wouldn’t recommend that to anybody. I’ve not heard of it. Thanks for that! 🙌🙌🙏
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ahahah Im glad. But read it maybe U will like it who knows 🙂
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Yes exactly! Though who knows, let’s see 😁😁
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I also don’t like listening to audiobooks but I thought I’d elaborate on a few reaosn why some people really appreciate them:
-Readers who suffer from things like dyslexia and other learning disabilities may find this an easier option
-People who have long commutes tend to listen to audio books because its better to get in as much reading as possible in any form
-For books like Trevor Noah’s memoir, some people may appreciate actually hearing how words in certain languages are pronounced within the context of a story
-Hearing books recorded by the original authors may make it more personable and enjoyable for some people who react more to audible resources
-Blind people certainly appreciate them
Just two cents for ya.
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Oh yes I couldn’t agree more! These are exactly the reasons why audiobooks are so so important nowadays! They’re much-needed. Technology really steps up, doesn’t it? Thanks for this! 🙌🙌🙌🙌✌✌❤
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I will check your favorite Authors books,mr 🙂
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Oh hey! Thank you so much! That’s awesome! 🙌🙌✌✌❤
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wow I am so happy for your reply, Mr. I thought I could not get response from you. So I was surprised. This was like I met you by face to face at cafe. 😮🍹
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Haha of course! It’s my pleasure! Anytime. 😁😁😁❤❤🙌
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Thank you, Mr😆🌻
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This tag looks like so much fun!
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It really is! It’s really fun, you can totally try it! 🙌😁✌🙏❤
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Great tag!
Q1. How many books is too many books in a series?
A: I don’t really read series anymore. I did read them in high school, but found that formula writers tended to be the ones writing series. I suppose any amount is good, as long as each title is significantly different plot-wise.
Q2. Character driven or plot driven books?
A: I don’t really read for plot (or character). I read for themes, ideas. Often literary fiction is characterized as character driven. Sometimes this is true, but often it’s called that simply because it certainly isn’t plot driven. Idea driven seems the best kind of fiction to me. Character driven second. Plot driven books can easily bore me if there’s nothing under the surface (or if what is under the surface is obvious and shallow).
Q3. How do you feel about cliffhangers?
A: Sure. Those are fine between chapters. Similar to a cliffhanger is the ambiguous ending. While it may be overused in literary fiction, I find ambiguous endings oh so satisfying.
Q4. Hardcover or Paperback?
A: Usually paperbacks.
Q5. Favourite book?
A: Possibly Moby Dick. Although White Noise (by Don DeLillo) is such a good critique out [post]modernity. And then there’s the brilliance of Blood Meridian, a western that rivals Moby Dick. Yeah, that one too.
Q6. Love triangles, yay or nay?
A: You see non-love triangles all the time in literary fiction. It’s actually a trope of literary works for there to be affairs that don’t usually add to the conflict. I vote down these kinds of affairs as they’re just so common, overdone, and un-impactful to the story.
Q7. Book I am currently reading?
A: The Sublime Object of Ideology by Slavoj Žižek.
Q8. Fiction or Non-Fiction?
A: I write mostly fiction. And I like to read mostly fiction. I do throw in some non-fiction every few books maybe. Two books ago I actually read Patti Smith’s memoir Just Kids about her and Robert Mapplethorpe.
Q9. The oldest book you’ve read?
A: Oh, geeze, that’s a tough one. I’ve read Utopia (published 1516), but I’ve also read The Book of Judas (~AD 280) and quite a bit of Plato’s writings (over three hundred years before the common era).
Q10. Your favourite classic book?
A: Moby Dick or maybe Mrs Dalloway. They’re both just so good.
Q11. Your favourite genre you generally go for?
A: Literary Fiction. Is there anything else worth spending your valuable time on? 😉
(I know, opinions differ)
Q12. Favourite author?
A: Virginia Woolf could easily suck me in as a favorite. But is it fair to compare this goddess of writing to the mortals of writing? Perhaps then I’ll say Thomas Pynchon . . . an imperfect writer who nonetheless puts out masterpieces.
Q13. How many books do you own?
A: Hahahhahahhhahaha! Like I’m going to spend the whole day counting. Thousands?
Q14. Bookmarks or dogears?
A: I have a little basket on a shelf where I keep extra bookmarks.
Q15. A book you can always re-read?
A: I don’t often re-read books. But I have read White Noise and The Crying of Lot 49 more than once.
Q16. First person or third person preference?
A: For a bit I just couldn’t read first person anymore. It can get really annoying hearing a tale from a character’s limited point of view. I generally prefer the stylizations of third person narration. I’m out that phase now and am okay with first person, especially when done particularly well, such as Nabokov does in both Pale Fire and Lolita.
Q17. In what position do you read?
A: Usually sitting up on a chair, couch, or bed. Normally I hold the book with a pillow in my lap. Since the weather is nice now, I have been reading outside first thing in the morning for an hour or two on the porch which has deck chairs and table.
Q18. Can you read with music?
A: No. I really try to avoid reading (and writing) around music.
Q19. Audio or text?
A: Listening isn’t reading. They activate way different parts of the brain. I get it if you’re driving on the road a lot, but I don’t listen to audio books.
Q20. Bookshop or online?
A: I used to always do in-store. But even the at the bookshop I’d get the sellers telling me it would be cheaper to order online from them. Now that I get B&N gift cards about every month for using my B&N Mastercard, I simply buy online, usually coupling the gift card with a 20% coupon I get for my memberships once in a while.
Q21. Standalone or series?
A: Standalone.
Q22. The book you will recommend to everybody?
A: On Beauty and Being Just by Elaine Scarry.
Q23. A book you will not read again?
A: Another Roadside Attraction. It was just a poorly written book. I’ve tried Tom Robbins on more than one occasion, and sometimes he’s unreadable. While Skinny Legs and All was a very well-written book (aside from a bit of Robbin’s usually soapboxiness toward the end), he’s not usually a very good writer.
Q24. Main character male or female?
A: Why the fuck would this matter?
Q25. One POV or multiple POVs?
A: Well, multiple would be more interesting. Yeah, I’ll say multiple, from a third person limited perspective preferably.
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Hahahahah, I love your answers! 🙌🙌✌And I agree with so many of them! Virginia wolf? Come on, of course the goddess. And mody dick, hell yes! Literary fiction is real really the best. 😁😁And ambiguous endings are what I look for too. Not too ambiguous, but just the right amount. That’s perfection. 👌👌👌
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Lovely book tag! 💗
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Aww hey there! 🙌Thank you very much, I really appreciate it!!!🙏🙏✌
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Your very welcome! And.. The subtle art of not giving a f** is a great book! 👍🏻 Loved it!💗
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Oh yes you couldn’t be more right. I just completed it! A book no one should miss out on! 😁😁😁👍
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Love this blog. Do you always read a book from beginning to end? Are you a prologue and forward reader?
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Thank you so much you! And to answer that question, yes always! Prologue foreword introduction. I start from the first page of the book, even if it’s just a blank one! 🙌🙌🙌🙏🙏✌
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What do you think of the idea of a book designed to read chapters as short stories or following one character at a time using the contents?
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Oh that sounds very much like George RR Martin’s Game of Thrones series, if I’m not mistaken, where each chapter is told from a different character’s perspective. Like chapter one: Amy, Chapter two:John, Chapter three: rachel, chapter four: Mike. Those are good. 👌👌👌
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I love books almost as much as you do. As I write this I’m sitting under some shelves I built that are dangerously overflowing with books on the wall 😊 I live these questions…definitely paperback over hardcover, unless it’s a really special old copy that I’m not even going to open (because I also have it in paperback)
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Oh God, be careful with that shelf! 🙈 But I know if I were you I’d still stack book after book and not worry about it. 😂😂 Thanks so much! I’m glad you enjoyed these questions! 🙌🙌 And yeahh aren’t old copies the best? I don’t own a single one but man they have a character of their own. 😁😁
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I too am a bibliophile! I used to have a book collection worth over $50k but had to sell because of a rough financial patch. But I am rebuilding! There is nothing like holding a book in your hands to read. I don’t like audio books, or ebooks. I keep all my books so I can take quick peeks at them which briefly takes me back into the story. I like both hardback and paperback, fiction and non-fiction.
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Ok wow, we matched on all these answers. Hahaha.😂😂 Audio isn’t all that great and you’re right, quick peeks into the past stories are everything. Loving that! Thanks so much! I’m glad you’re liking these posts! Bibliophiles rule!!! ✌✌✌✌✌
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I’m curious, do you shelf your books in a particular order, some sort of systematic order?
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Oh the only order I stack them in is author-wise, the books by the same author stacked close together. I don’t really do any colour or size scheme thing. I guess that’s why it looks almost untidy and scrambled
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I keep fiction, non-fiction, and my textbooks all separate.
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Oh I haven’t even touched any textbooks other than my old college one, and they’re kept nowhere near my fiction/non-fiction titles.
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I keep my textbooks for referrence, although, I almost never need them…but just in case!
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Hahaha, Same here actually, I keep them for reference and sentimental reasons, but haven’t cracked them open in ages 😂😂
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Hey there! Thank you so very much!! 🙏🙏🙌🙌❤️
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I can relate with almost all of your book reading habits. And it really feels good that there are people out there who don’t dog-ear the pages and like to keep their paperbacks SAFE. 🙂
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Hahaha I know right! They are so precious! You need to protect them! Thanks so much!! 😁🙌🙌
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